WEYBURN — A Weyburn nursing student is helping give post-secondary students a voice across Saskatchewan as a member of the province’s 2025-26 Post-Secondary Student Council.
The council is made up of 24 students who will share their perspectives on various topics and help inform initiatives that fulfill the needs of post-secondary students in Saskatchewan.
Skyler Kreger, a second-year practical nursing student at Southeast College in Weyburn is one of the 24 students.
Kreger first heard about the council from an instructor at Southeast College, who told her about it and then sent her the application form.
Kreger applied to be part of the council in early October and found out she was selected right before Christmas.
“I think that, especially in the health-care field, having those extra volunteer hours or being part of a student council looks good on a job resume,” said Kreger. “It gives you experience in that type of setting.”
Kreger and her fellow students have had two Zoom meetings, but due to confidentiality agreements, Kreger cannot say what they have talked about.
“It’s intriguing to be in a meeting with all these different individuals who have a lot of different perspectives on education and everything overall. To hear their stories and why they want to be on the council and make an impact on education for other students is powerful and inspiring. It makes me want to do the same thing,” said Kreger.
Kreger hopes to use what she learns from the others to make all forms of post-secondary education as positive an experience as possible for everyone.
“I want to educate myself more on the different areas of post-secondary education in the province and to hopefully contribute my knowledge to make a change for the better and be able to create bonds with people and talk about my experiences freely and use other people's knowledge to help myself, too,” said Kreger.
This marks the third year of the Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Student Council, and Kreger will be on the council until the end of the school year in June.
Kreger feels that having a program like this is beneficial for everyone.
“I feel lots of people don't know lots about it (and) it’s good to let people know there is this option. It’s extremely beneficial,” said Kreger.
“I'm from Weyburn, it’s a small community, and a lot of people don’t know how good the college here is or how beneficial small colleges are,” continued Kreger. “That’s something I wanted to go in and advocate for, that you don't have to go to a bigger university to gain that knowledge.”
